Medications for the treatment of breast hyperplasia

Written by Fan Hong Qiao
Breast Health Department
Updated on September 16, 2024
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Medications for treating mammary gland hyperplasia: (1) Simple mammary gland hyperplasia 1) For diagnosed patients without symptoms such as pain, it is possible to consider not using medication for treatment. Maintaining a regular lifestyle, relaxing, eating less high-fat food, and drinking fewer caffeinated beverages are all beneficial. 2) If pain affects normal life and work, severe cases may even consider using estrogen blockers to relieve pain. 3) Surgery is generally not recommended, unless the hyperplastic lumps cannot exclude malignancy. (2) Cystic mammary gland hyperplasia 1) For small cysts with mild symptoms, no surgery is needed, and endocrine treatment can be used, including anti-estrogen drugs such as tamoxifen and toremifene, as well as traditional Chinese medicine. 2) If the cyst is large, causes compression symptoms, or if ultrasonography suggests that the cyst wall is locally thickened, has abundant blood supply, contains a tumor attached to the wall, or if the patient is greatly stressed about the potential for cancer, surgical treatment can be considered.

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Breast hyperplasia is divided into several grades.

Breast hyperplasia is generally divided into six grades: Grade 1 is negative; Grade 2 is simple breast hyperplasia; Grade 3 is a benign lesion with less than 2 percent risk of malignancy; Grade 4 is subdivided into ABC, where Grade A is mild with 95% being benign, Grade B is moderately suspicious of malignancy, and Grade C has a relatively high degree of malignancy, with about 95% being malignant; Grade 5 has 98% chance of being breast cancer; Grade 6 involves pathological biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of breast cancer lesions.

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Mammary gland hyperplasia should visit which department?

Breast hyperplasia, also known as lobular hyperplasia, includes clinically observed conditions such as cystic mammary disease, chronic mammary disease, chronic cystic mastitis, mammary dysplasia, breast cysts, and cystic hyperplasia of the breast. It is a common benign condition of the breast. It is commonly seen in middle-aged women and is mostly related to hormonal imbalances in the body. It is not an inflammation or a tumor, but a physiological response of the body to hormonal imbalance, representing a disorder of the normal structure of the breast. To examine breast hyperplasia, one should of course visit the breast department at a formal hospital for a consultation! If a small hospital does not have a breast surgery department, a consultation can be made in gynecology.

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Where does the mammary gland hyperplasia nodule grow?

During a physical examination for breast hyperplasia nodules, nodular lumps of varying sizes can be felt in one or both breasts. These lumps are tough but not hard, and sometimes tender to touch. The boundary between the lump and surrounding breast tissue is unclear, yet there is no adhesion to the skin or chest muscle. Sometimes it appears as an ill-defined thickening area, most often located in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, but it can also affect the whole breast. The lumps often swell before and during menstruation and shrink after. In ultrasound imaging, breast hyperplasia nodules appear as uneven low-echo areas, and if cysts form, they appear as anechoic areas.

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Does breast hyperplasia hurt?

The main symptom of mammary gland hyperplasia is breast pain, which usually occurs in accordance with the menstrual cycle. There is significant breast pain before the period, and symptoms tend to lessen after the period. Generally, the pain is intermittent, diffuse, dull, or like needle pricks. There can also be shooting pain or hidden pain, and even some report pain as if being cut by a knife. Some of the pain is subjective, but it can also manifest as pain upon touch, or pain from friction caused by clothing during walking. There can be tenderness in the breasts, or increased pain in the upper limbs after physical exertion. The pain may occur in one breast or both.

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Methods for Mammary Gland Hyperplasia

The main clinical manifestation of breast hyperplasia is usually premenstrual breast pain, and palpation of the breasts may reveal hyperplasia. Generally speaking, breast hyperplasia is not a serious issue, but there is a possibility of cancerous changes in a small number of patients. Typically, the clinical treatment of breast hyperplasia should not primarily focus on pain relief. The main treatment method is to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, thereby alleviating pain and symptoms. Patients with breast hyperplasia should maintain a positive mood and emotions, and avoid getting upset or angry in daily life.